Overview

Praia da Areia Branca (White Sand Beach) is a beach resort between Santa Cruz and Peniche, about 1h north of Lisbon. Long sandy beach with consistent NW Nortada. Popular surf and kite spot with several surf camps. Sandy bottom, beach breaks. Good infrastructure — parking, restaurants, accommodation. Intermediate level. Nice family destination.

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Spot forecast for Praia da Areia Branca

Sunrise 07:52 · Sunset 18:51

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 04:41 · 1.4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 11:12 · 2.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:42 · 1.2 m
High tide Tue 20 · 23:58 · 2.3 m

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Praia da Areia Branca: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

343h

in August · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in August: 24 rideable days a month and 343 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is January, at 7.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 15 °C. The wettest month is March, with 243 mm.

Monthly averages: Praia da Areia Branca

Monthly averages — Praia da Areia Branca — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	7.5	64 h	16 °C	131 mm
February	11.5	101 h	16 °C	86 mm
March	13.5	131 h	16 °C	243 mm
April	16.5	166 h	19 °C	89 mm
May	25.5	312 h	19 °C	30 mm
June	21.0	268 h	21 °C	26 mm
July	24.5	313 h	23 °C	1 mm
August	27.5	343 h	23 °C	0 mm
September	23.5	232 h	22 °C	7 mm
October	12.0	96 h	21 °C	78 mm
November	11.5	72 h	18 °C	135 mm
December	11.5	82 h	15 °C	113 mm

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Technical details of Praia da Areia Branca spot

The spot works with winds from N, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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